the action of bowling with the arm swinging from behind the body in a downswing arc and then releasing the ball on the up swing without bending the elbow. This type of bowling is now illegal in formal cricket, but commonly played in informal types of cricket. Compare with overarm. Found on http://cricker.com/glossary/
the action of bowling with the arm swinging from behind the body in a downswing arc and then releasing the ball on the up swing without bending the elbow. This type of bowling is now illegal in formal cricket, but commonly played in informal types of cricket. Compare with overarm. Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_cricket_terms
From being a dirty part of most cricketers, this became a dirty word in the game in (I think) 1978. With New Zealand requiring six to win from the last ball of a one-day international, Australian captain Greg Chappell called on his brother Trevor to bowl the last ball underarm, along the ground. Underarm bowling was the norm in the game's formative... Found on http://www.wandererscricket.com/glossary.html